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– Lat/Long: 38.88° N 106.94° W

Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5550
5350
5950
5150
5300
5500
4900
4250
3450
3850
km/h
5
S
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
0
S
5
S
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
0.7
2
—
0.1
0.6
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
0.4
1.8
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.6
max °C
10
4
8
10
4
8
9
5
7
8
4
5
4
3
3
6
4
min °C
6
3
5
7
3
4
8
3
4
7
2
3
3
1
2
6
2
 chill °C
6
1
4
6
2
4
7
3
2
3
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
2
-2
Freezing level m
4900
4200
4400
4850
4150
4350
4800
4350
4250
4650
4150
4150
4200
4150
4000
4600
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
847946946834423631491214811159111389867107
Sunrise
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
31 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
8
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: broken
41 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
16 km
lightning 33km WNW of Gunnison
43 km SSW
3083m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
48 km SE
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
lightning 17km NE of Aspen
49 km NNE
3354m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 20km W of Leadville
54 km NE
3174m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 125).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.